This underpopulated region in Italy will pay you 25,000 euros to live there

An underpopulated area of Southern Italy is offering people a monthly wage of 700 euros for three years to live on one of the region’s villages. The catches are that the village must have a population of fewer than 2,000 and the new resident must open a business. The scheme is part of a novel […]

Harvest Full Moon to appear on Friday 13 – this is what time you could see it

Friday 13 is spooky enough already, but this year a harvest full moon will accompany the superstitious day. Although it’s the ninth full moon of 2019, this moon will be smaller than the average full moon. This moon is a whole 14 per cent smaller, which makes it a ‘micromoon’, and nearly coincides with apogee […]

A quarter of adults are being prescribed addictive drugs – these are the ones to be wary of

Nearly 12 million adults in the UK were prescribed potentially addictive drugs such as sleeping pills, painkillers and antidepressants last year, a government study has found. The report, from Public Health England (PHE), said that too many people were being prescribed medicines that can cause dependence. The report revealed that half of the people prescribed […]

This is everything you need to know about Operation Yellowhammer

You may have seen Operation Yellowhammer mentioned on the news and social media recently – but what does it mean? Operation Yellowhammer is the government codename for all of the work that is being done across government to establish and address what the immediate impact of a no-deal Brexit would be for the UK. This […]

Watch terrifying dash cam footage of car driving on the wrong side of a dual carriageway

The above video shows the terrifying moment a driver swerved off the road to avoid a head-on collision with another car – driving the wrong way down a dual carriageway. Dash cam footage shows how cars narrowly avoided colliding with what looks like a Range Rover when it careered into oncoming traffic. The driver – […]

You can now use your Nectar points to buy or rent movies and box sets in the Sky Store – even without a subscription

If you are a dedicated collector of Nectar points, you can now put them to use in the Sky Store to buy or rent movies and box sets. Nectar card holders are able to swap their loyalty points for Sky Store vouchers – even if they don’t pay for a Sky TV subscription. Sky Store […]

This shocking dashcam footage shows the moment a drunk motorcyclist crashes head-on into a car. The footage shows the motorcyclist swerve into the path of the car, while being nearly twice the drink drive limit. The rider was critically injured and had to be airlifted to a London hospital. PC David Burstow of Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, […]

Police hunt thug caught on CCTV snatching handbag from elderly woman

Police are hunting a thug caught on CCTV snatching a handbag from an elderly woman as she walked along a residential street in broad daylight. Shocking footage shows the moment the 79-year-old victim was pounced on as she walked on the path before dragging her down the street. The victim suffered a broken arm in […]

This is why Friday 13th is considered to be unlucky

What are the origins of the Friday the 13th superstition, which has provided inspiration for films, novels and music over the years? The answer is that it’s a combination of two age-old superstitions. Friday is regarded as unlucky in the Christian religion, as Jesus Christ was crucified on a Friday. Initially, followers of Christianity reserved […]

This is everything parents need to know about ‘loot’ boxes in video games like Fortnite and FIFA

Found in games popular with children such as Fortnite and FIFA, loot boxes have been equated to gambling. But just how dangerous are they? Here’s everything you need to know about them. What are loot boxes? A loot box is a virtual ‘crate’ players can buy in a game, which can be unlocked to receive a […]